The Qemists

The Qemists
Origin Brighton, United Kingdom
Genres Electronica, drum and bass, big beat, breakbeat, electronic rock, rave
Years active 2004 − present
Labels Mastermind Records (2004)
Ninja Tune (2005−2012)
Amazing Record Co. (2015−present)
FiXT (North America only) (2016-present)
Website www.theqemists.com
Members Dan Arnold
Leon Harris
Liam Black
Bruno Balanta
Oliver Simmons
Past members Matt Rose

The Qemists are an electronic rock band from Brighton, United Kingdom. They are signed to Amazing Record Co., an indie record label based in the UK.[1] The band have a separate deal with Beat Records[2] for distribution in Japan, and announced in February 2016 that they had signed a North American deal with Detroit-based label, FiXT Music.[3][4] The band consists of bassist Dan Arnold, drummer Leon Harris, guitarist Liam Black and vocalists Bruno Balanta and Oliver Simmons.

History

The Qemists were originally the drummer, bassist and guitarist in a rock band where they spent a lot of time touring UK and Europe as well as spending a lot of time in the studio. During this time in the rock band in the late 1990s, they acquired an interest in drum and bass and some of the group's early efforts started to get airplay. For many years they were performing in the rock band as their day job whilst producing and DJing drum and bass at night, and this conflict of interests led to the fusion of the two styles to form The Qemists sound that is known today. They had previously worked as live sound engineers for Basement Jaxx, Kano and Lady Sovereign.[5]

Their debut release on Ninja Tune was a remix of Coldcut's "Everything Is Under Control" which was supported by Zane Lowe, Coldcut and Pendulum.[6]

Their first single, "Stompbox" appeared on the soundtrack for the film Jumper. "Dem Na Like Me" & "Your Revolution" are used in Clay Porter's mountain bike movie "3 Minute Gaps" (2011). "Stompbox" and "Tom Cat" appeared in the action movie Blitz (2011)

In 2009, they supported Enter Shikari on their World Tour, and underwent their own headlining UK Tour.

In November, 2015 they signed to Amazing Record Co., planning the release of Warrior Sound, their third studio album, on March 4, 2016.[7]

Musical style

With the band's origins in heavy rock music and their fusion of electronic rock and drum and bass, The Qemists are often compared to bands such as Pendulum and The Prodigy.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations

Singles

Remixes

Miscellaneous

Other Appearances

References

  1. ↑ Amazing Record Co.
  2. ↑ Beat Ink
  3. ↑ FiXT Music
  4. ↑ Re Gen Magazine
  5. ↑ "Join the Q review at musicremedy.com"
  6. ↑ Ninja Tune. "The Qemists at Ninja Tune". Ninja Tune. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  7. ↑ http://creationpress.co.uk/2015/11/11/the-qemists-sign-record-deal-unveil-new-single-video/

External links

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